This course introduces caregivers to the principles and practices of person-centered care, a foundational approach that places the client at the center of all care decisions. Learners explore how to build respectful, supportive relationships with clients while honoring their individuality, preferences, and life experiences. 

The course emphasizes the importance of communication, shared decision-making, and recognizing each client’s unique values, routines, and support systems.

Caregivers will learn practical person-centered tools that help them better understand the people they support, including identifying what is important to and for a client, recognizing routines and rituals, and using relationship mapping and one-page profiles. 

By applying these concepts, caregivers can provide care that promotes dignity, independence, and meaningful engagement.

Learning Objectives:

1. Define the principles of person-centered care and explain why it is important in caregiving.

2. Use person-first language to communicate respectfully with clients.

3. Recognize and respect individual differences, values, and cultural perspectives.

4. Distinguish between what is important to a client and what is important for their health and safety.

5. Identify the role of routines, rituals, and relationships in a client’s daily life.

6. Use person-centered tools such as relationship maps and one-page profiles to better understand and support clients.